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Object Number
37-98-70/631
Display Title
Wooden shield, with handle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
baloese
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, curved, elongated, handle in back, twisted fiber strips
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 129.8 x 27.4 x 8.8 cm (51 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/631
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Barbara Lawrence
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